I shot a doe in very cold, single digit temps a few years ago. I was confident of the shot, and with the snow, tracking conditions were ideal. I decided to take all my gear back to the truck, then head out with just my rifle, knife and drag rope to bring it in. When I got back to the truck there was a dead deer laying about 15 yards from it. I back tracked the trail and sure enough, it was that doe. It had looped around the bottom of the hill and piled up mid stride right by the truck. Those are the easy ones.
-Jake